Eeva Ruoppa
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Eeva Ruoppa is a former cross-country skier from Finland
who competed during the early 1960s. She won a bronze medal in the 3 x 5 km at the 1960 Winter Olympics
in Squaw Valley.
Ruoppa also won a bronze medal in the 3 x 5 km at the 1962 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
in Zakopane
.
She was born in Miehikkälä
.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
who competed during the early 1960s. She won a bronze medal in the 3 x 5 km at the 1960 Winter Olympics
1960 Winter Olympics
The 1960 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VIII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event held between February 18 and 28, 1960 in Squaw Valley, California, United States. In 1955 at the 50th IOC meeting, the organizing committee made the surprise choice to award Squaw Valley as...
in Squaw Valley.
Ruoppa also won a bronze medal in the 3 x 5 km at the 1962 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
1962 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1962 took place February 18-27, 1962 in Zakopane, Poland. Zakopane became the second city to host the world championships three times , joining Lahti, Finland...
in Zakopane
Zakopane
Zakopane , is a town in southern Poland. It lies in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. From 1975 to 1998 it was in of Nowy Sącz Province, but since 1999 it has been in Lesser Poland Province. It had a population of about 28,000 as of 2004. Zakopane is a...
.
She was born in Miehikkälä
Miehikkälä
Miehikkälä is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Kymenlaakso region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water. The population density is....
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